Centreville in Queen Anne's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
World War II Memorial
December 7, 1941 - August 14, 1945
On the 60th anniversary of the entrance of the United States of America into World War II, the citizens and veterans of Queen Anne's County honor all those sons and daughters who served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America.
We particularly honor those who died on the battlefields and oceans of the world so that their generation, and the generations to come, could forever live in freedom. May they forever rest in peace.
Let us never forget our friends and neighbors who fougth in the 115th Infantry, 29th Division, Company K, who participated in the D-Day invasion of Europe on June 6, 1944.
We honor those citizens who maintained the home front and worked and sacrificed to provide the tools and equipment necessary to defeat the Axis powers and bring an end to the most devastating war in the history of mankind.
May we always remember the millions of innocents throughout the world whose lives were sacrified during this cruel conflict from 1939 to 1945.
We dedicate this plaque on the 60th anniversary of our entrance into World War II so that future generations will always be aware of the sacrifices
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Erected 2001 by the veterans and veterans organizations of Queen Anne's County, Maryland.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 39° 2.698′ N, 76° 3.906′ W. Memorial is in Centreville, Maryland, in Queen Anne's County. It can be reached from Commerce Street south of Broadway, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 124 Commerce Street, Centreville MD 21617, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is on the Eastern Shore. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, on the Delmarva Peninsula, in the Tidewater, in the Chesapeake Bay Region, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
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Credits. This page was last revised on October 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 11, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
